Authorities identify man found shot to death in industrial area

A man was found shot and killed on a street in an industrial area of Chalmette.

Officials identified the victim as 33-year-old Herman Jones Jr. Jones had no permanent address, but may have lived in Gretna at one time, police said.

Authorities said Jones, who had with no apparent ties to St. Bernard Parish, was found at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday by a passerby in an area off Paris Road near the New Orleans line. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said the man had been shot multiple times and appeared to have been dead for several hours.

The sheriff said evidence found at the scene, including bullet casings, indicated that Jones was shot at the location where his body was found. Jones had a criminal record and was carrying an ID with a Jefferson Parish address that authorities said they do not believe was current.

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